Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-21
RUSHING THE MIDLAND.
Rapid Progress of the Work Of Con-
structiOn from Denver Through
Western Colorado.
The New Road that is to Connect the
Two Great Inland Capitalism
Army Of WOrkmen.
The Road Under Construction for a
Distance of $50 Miles-General
Railway Rumbles.

combination OF the Utah ana Colorauo
divisions, seems to be coming this way at
, ro,,;1 roto and sbould tha Wastern
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vision, 1t VIII not be long before tlle TWO
great inland capitals-Denver and Salt
Take-will he connected bva still shorter
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ioute tlal any ho" iunii'iis'
The following, from the Denver NeWS,
gives a good idea OF how the work is
boin, nusbad toward the Utah boundary
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Some time during the iail Oh tle pres
ent year the Colorado Midland RAILWAY
winch forces its way 9hrougl tile Uach-
bone OF the Rocky Mountains, Will pe
completed and placed IN operatl0h anu
with it Denver and the cities oil the East
be put in direct communication win the
more remote points. The opening OF the
road is looked forward TO as an event IN
the history OF the State, particularly. by
the people of Aspen, Glenwood Springs
and other places winch, though abie 10
maintain railway facilities, have had
to depend on the more primitive
stages and pack horses as means
OF transportation. Ihls lack OF adequate
facilities has been an element IN retardihg
the growth oil these places, ana the rlch
mining properties OF that section have
suffered in consequence. mat the pro-
motors OF the new railway nave conn
dence in the future OF the western sec
ton OF the State is demonstrated by the
capital behind IT. ms amounts 10
S6,5OOO,OOO, and the stock has already
been taken, SO that the road IS practically
paid Tor, and the bonded lndeDtedhess OF
it-if there be any-Will be small.
THE WORK IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Tho worl, of GRADING tunnelinp and
lo,,ino of track and buildinO hridpes is
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EEo,sstr,nt;on IJ II Fisher and Chief
Enn;noor w II WiooIasworth are CON
fde',t tLot; IL viii be comnIetad during
~ ,,rosa,t ,,oor 10 a Vo,ro ranorteT
VII III raoiInd ~, thon, last night these
"ontlemon furnished some detailed in
formation Of the road and its prosnects
The road under construction will aprre-
cate $50 miles in length, extending from
Colorado Springs to Elk Creek, and
touching at Leadvllle, Aspen ana Gleh-
wood Springs. Neither OF the last two
places have ever had railway connections,
and to them the benefits Will be the most
advantageous. The principal work now no
being performed is in grading. The
grades constructed are about fourteen
feet in width, and give ample room Tor
| the four-foot eight and hall steel track
which is being laid. Some very deep
| hnVp hppn
grade, and Ill many instances through
solid beds OF rock. Cuts have been made
ninety feet, but the Chief Engineer wig
ellsworth states that the practice. has
been to tunnel through beds over forty
five or fifty feet. 1t has been necessary
at times to construct tunnels to save dis
lance. There will be about thirteen tun-
nels on the line OF the road, the greater
number OF which are short. There Is one,
hewever, which VIII traverse 2,oOo leet
under the mountains. inns IS west oil
Leadvllle: About one-hal1 OF the route
laid out has been graded, and as soon as
the bridge at the Iron springs near Man
ltou has been completed the work VIII be
greatly facilitated ana expedited
THE ARMY OF woRKMEN.
! A force of over OOO men is emploved
at present in cutting grading. setting
tiesi LAYING rails, and in the constructors
Of bridSes and tunnels, and the weather
has favored the work The forces have
been employed constantly, and have
every facility to aid them in the thorough
construction of the road. These forces
are scattered all through the mountains
in camps, and operate like an army under
the systematic direction oil competent
managers. Ihey employ every lmple-
ment OF MECHANICAL construction that can
be OF service Inc road VIII DE SUD-
stantlal one, ana every care mas been
taken IN TINS respect IN the construction
OF the bridges, tunnels ana construction
OF the road ped Inc bridges are OF iron
on sold masonry ana the structure over
h9Xton creek VIII De Z9O leet IN iength.
Inc new road VIII nave territory
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country, which for the first time, as
stated, will have railway facilities. The
distance from Denver to Leadyille will
he shortened obout seventv ar saventv-